Printed on the plate
“Sacred Halcyon”
Halcyon sanctus
Engraved caption: Halcyon sanctus
Modern identification
Todiramphus sanctus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Kingfishers · Alcedinidae
Why
Sacred Kingfisher
Sources
List of Plates (vol. II); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; crosswalk; pinned in Featherframe (gould_australia.yaml)
Who made the plate
J. & E. Gould del.C. Hullmandel Imp.
- John Gould drew
- Elizabeth Gould drew
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.